The 'severe' G4 solar storm approaching the Earth could be a repeat of the G5 incident in May, which briefly disrupted ...

“In addition, based on its earlier experience with geomagnetic storms, SpaceX took further steps with some satellites to reduce their frontal profile, decreasing drag, without interfering with s ...

SpaceX said a geomagnetic storm last Friday made the atmosphere denser, which increased the drag on the Starlink satellites, effectively dooming them. Ground controllers tried to save the compact ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX said it has lost up to 40 Starlink satellites that it launched into orbit last week because of a geomagnetic storm. The aerospace company sent 49 Starlink satellites into low ...

The sun released a powerful solar flare to start the month of October, which could lead to supercharged aurora displays over ...

The event came after a recently launched batch of Starlink satellites were wiped out by a geomagnetic storm. SpaceX said it lost up to 40 satellites out of the 49 that were deployed into low Earth ...

Satellites can be vulnerable to solar storms in other ways as well. On February 3, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit, but a geomagnetic storm struck the ...

Sky watchers across North America are anxiously anticipating what could be the most intense display of aurora borealis in ...

SpaceX's satellite internet proposal was ... A Starlink satellite's lifespan can also be cut short by powerful geomagnetic storms. "Preliminary analysis show the increased drag at the low ...

SpaceX As Florida braces for the arrival of Tropical Storm Helene, the launch of NASA’s Crew-9 mission from the Kennedy Space Center has once again been delayed. The launch of two astronauts to ...

SpaceX's next astronaut mission has been delayed by a powerful storm. The company had been planning to launch the Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA from Florida's Cape ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars in two years, CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday in a post on social media platform X. Earlier this month ...